Machine for making hat lining tips



4 R. BELL.

MACHINE FOR MAKING HAT LININ'G TIPS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 12,1920.

1,385,240. Patented July 19, 1921.

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Al TTORNEYS R. BELL.

MACHINE FOR MAKING HAT LINING TIPS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 12.1920.

1 53 4 Patented July 19, 1921.

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A TTOBNEVS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RUBIN BELL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MACHINE FOR MAKING HAT-LINING TIPS.

Application filed July 12,

in the county and State of New York, have in'venteda new and usefulMachine for Making Hat-Lining Tips, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to machines for forming hat lining tips and hasfor an object to provide an improved construction wherein the tips maybe quickly and accurately formed ready for use.

' Another object is to provide a machine which will automaticallymoisten part of the hat lining immediately before the tip is manuallypressed.

A still further object in view is to provide an improved machine formedwith mois tening and pressing means acting in certain relation to eachother for causing the adhesive in the stiffening material to flow intothe body or covering of a lining tip and thereby dispense with the useof stitching for holding the parts together.

In the accom anying drawings:

Figure 1 is a rent view of a machine disclosing an embodiment of theinvention.

Fig. 2 is an edge view of the machine shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section through a pressing headembodying certain features of the invention.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal vertical section through a pressing drumco-acting with the head shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a plan view on a reduced scale of the drum shown in Fig.- 4.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 indicates aplatform of any desired size and material, which is supported by anumber of legs or uprights 2 preferably connected to thefioor,tho1.1gl'1 this is not essential. Two of the legs 2 accommodatethe cross bar 3 whichis secured thereto in any desired manner and whichcarries brackets 4 on which the lever 5 is fulcrumed. This lever isnormally held in a given position by aretra'ctile spring 6, but whichmay be moved downwardly whenever the treadle 7 is depressed, saidtreadle being pivotally mounted at 8 and connected by a chain 9 to thelever 5. A link 10 is pivotally connected Specification of LettersPatent.

with the upper end of lever 1920. Serial No. 395,633.

5 and also pivotally connected with the cross bar 11 con nected to twovertical uprights 12 and 13,

said uprights slidingly fitting in said apertures in platform 1 wherebythey may reciprocate freely. If desired guiding spools .or sleeves 14and 15 may be provided for guiding these uprights and holding the samein proper place. A 'die 16 is carried by these uprights and co-acts withthe presser head 17 for pressing a hat lining tip. The die 16 and thepresser head 17 will be described fully hereinafter, said presser headbeing provided with'water from a tank 18, the supply of water beingcontrolled by a suitable hand-operated valve 19 whereby only the exactquantity desired is allowed to enter the presser head at 17 As shown inFig. 3 the die 16 is provided with a casing 20 through which extends agas burner 21 supplied with gas from a suitable source with connectionswhich will permit theyheadto move up and down freely Within certainlimits-.1 Casing 20 merges into a bottom 22 through which the rods 23extend, said rods being rigidly connected with an ejecting plate 24arranged beneath the bottom22. This ejecting plate conforms to the shapeof the bottom 22 and extends only to the pressing surface 25 so that ahat lining tip 26 adhering to the surface may be ejected or removedtherefrom when the parts are caused to assume the position shown inFig. 1. This is caused by the upward movement of the die 16 until thelug or projection 27 on the plate 28 strikes the adjustable stop 29.This prevents any further upward movement of the ejector plate 24: andas the die 16 moves upwardly a short distance farther the lining tip 26will be forced from the die. Stop 29 has a section 30 telescopicallyfitting into a hollow post 3 and is locked in any adjusted position by aset screw 32 so as to take care of any size ejecting movement of plate24.

The presser head 17 is provided with a base wall 33 of substantially theshape of the tip 26 and is provided with an annular flange 34 at theupper end over which the flange 35 of the water container 36 extends.The water container 36 is provided with a substantially annulardepressionor groove 37 in which water is supplied from tank 18.

Patented July 19, 1921.

Arranged on top of the water container 36 1s a presser plate 38 and on;top otthis presser plate-there is arranged a center plate 39 spaced fromthe guide 40. Any desired number of bolts 41 extend through the guide40, plate 38 and flanges 34 and 35 whereby these parts are boltedtogether. Asshown in Fig. 5 the guides 40 have slotted lugs throughWhich the bolts 41 extend and areshaped extensions '42 for guiding thetip into place as it is manually arranged on the presser head. The tip26 could be of any shape without departing from the spirit of theinvention, but that shown in the draw ing being of the'same shape as theplate 39 except that it extends over to a point substantially in contactwith the extensions 42 so as to overlap the plate 39 at least for thedistance of the thickness of the contact face 25 of die 16'. I

From Fig. 4 it will be seen that a fabric member 43 is arranged betweenplates 38 and 39 and that plate 39 is provided with a number ofapertures 44 above the groove 37 so that water may pass upwardly andmoisten the member 43. When the tip 26 is arranged on top of plate 39and overlaps the same sufficiently to cover all of the aper tures 44 die16 is forced downwardly by a pressure on the treadle 7 and the pressingsurface 25 presses the-parts of the tip adjacent the edge against themember 43 whereupon it is moistened and also pressed together.

In forming hat lining tips it is customary to provide a body of somegood quality of cloth and a stiffening of buckram or similar material.When the buckramis moistened and then pressed the adhesive mattertherein will begin to flow into the cloth body to a suflicient extent tocause the two pieces of fabric to stick together. It will, of course, beunderstood that the operation of pressing a tip takes but a very shorttime and consequently the tips are fed into the device and removedrapidly. Heretofore in forming hat lining tips it was customary to formthe cloth body and a stiff backing of the same shape and then stitchthese two members together at a point adjacent their edges. By providingthe construction described the stitching is unnecessary and yet the twopieces of fabric are held together until properly arranged in a hat.

What I claim is:

1. A device of the character described comprising a presser head, a diefor pressing an article arranged in the presser head, manually actuatedmeans for bringing the die against the presser head, automatic means formoving the die away from the presser head and meansfor automatically andcontinuously supplying Water to the presser head for moistening articlesplaced thereon.

2. A device of the character described comprising a presser head, a diefor pressing a hat lining tip thereon, means for moistening said tip asit is being pressed and means for ejecting or removing the tip from thedie after the pressing operation.

3. A machine for pressing hat lining tips comprising a presser head,means for supplying moisture to said head for moistening part of alining tip arranged thereon, a die adapted to be moved downwardlyagainst said presser head, manually actuated means for moving said dieagainst said head, spring means for moving said die away from said head,an ejector for forcing the lining tip from said die, and means forcausing an automatic action of said ejector.

4. A machine for forming hat lining tips comprising a head having amoistening member, a supporting plate, a plurality of adjustable meansarranged on the head for centering a lining tip on said plate so as tooverlap said moistening member, means for maintaining said moisteningmember wet, a presser head for pressing the overlapping part of saidlining tip against said moistening member, and means for ejecting thelining tip from the pressing means.

5. A machine of the character described comprising a presser head formedwith a supporting wall, an annular member formed with an annular groove,means for supplying water to said groove, a perforated covering platearranged over said groove, a moistening member covering saidperforations, means for centering a lining tip on said head SO that theouter edge will overlap said perforations, a die for pressing theoverlapping part of said tip against said moistening member, means foractuating said die, and means for removing the tip from said die afterthe same has been pressed.

6. A machine of the character described comprising a presser head formedwith a support for a lining tip, a member having an annular waterchamber, a perforated plate covering said chamber, a moistening membercovering the plate and receiving moisture through said perforations fromsaid chamber, means for supplying water to said chamber, a die forpressing the outer part of said lining tip against said moisteningmember, means for heating said die, and means for ejecting the liningtip from said die after the pressing operation.

7. A machine of the character described comprising a presser head forreceiving a lining tip to be pressed, a die formed with a contactsurface for pressing said tip, means for heating said die, means formoving said die against said presser head and again moving the die fromthe head, an ejecting member carried by said die for forcing the tipfrom the die after the pressing operation, and a stop positioned to entening the edge of said tip, a heated die for gage part of said ejectorfor causing the pressing said moistened edge, means for acsame to beactuated. tuating said die so that it will press said tip, 10 8. In amachine for pressing a lining tip and means for automatically removingthe formed from a piece of cloth and a piece of pressed tip from thedie.

buckram, the combination with a head provided with a moistening memberfor moisv RUBIN BELL.

